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Amitabh Bachchan's Confusion While Working With Mahesh Manjrekar
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News18•22-09-2026, 12:36
Amitabh Bachchan's Confusion While Working With Mahesh Manjrekar
- •Director Mahesh Manjrekar, known for Marathi and Hindi films, has worked with Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan.
- •During the filming of Manjrekar's movie 'Viruddh', Amitabh Bachchan asked the crew to speak in Hindi as he couldn't understand Marathi.
- •Released in 2005, 'Viruddh' is an emotional Hindi film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, and John Abraham.
- •Bachchan played Vidyadhar Patwardhan, a father fighting a corrupt system for justice after his son's death.
- •Manjrekar also recounted casting Sanjay Dutt despite initial skepticism from others in the industry.
Key Questions Answered
Amitabh Bachchan starred in the 2005 emotional Hindi film 'Viruddh', which was directed by Mahesh Manjrekar and co-starred Sharmila Tagore and John Abraham.
During the filming of 'Viruddh', Amitabh Bachchan asked the crew to speak in Hindi because he could not understand what the Marathi-speaking unit members were saying.
The film follows a middle-class couple whose lives are shattered by their son's untimely death, prompting an honest elderly father to single-handedly fight a corrupt system for justice.
